Former US President Donald Trump promised on Monday to release those jailed for the attack on the Capitol upon his return to power in 2021 if he wins the November presidential election.
“My first step as the next president will be to close the border (…) and release the wrongfully imprisoned January 6 hostages! »The former US president wrote on his Truth social network on Monday evening without providing further details.
In the past, Mr. Trump raised questions about the possibility of a return to the White House, promising during a television appearance in December that he would not act like a dictator. “first day”.
A case has been registered against 1,350 people
In January, during a campaign event in Iowa (upstate), the billionaire invited Democratic President Joe Biden. “Release the Hostages”, a term he routinely uses to refer to those jailed for participating in the attack on the American temple of democracy. Emboldened by false claims of Donald Trump and election fraud, rioters occupied the Capitol on January 6, 2021 to prevent a transfer of power to Joe Biden.
Some 1,358 people have been charged since then, according to the latest Justice Ministry figures released last week. About 500 people were sentenced to prison terms.
Mr Trump is the subject of four criminal proceedings, including two for trying to sway the results of the 2020 presidential election in his favour, after Joe Biden lost. The former president, almost certain to clinch the Republican nomination for president, was blown to shreds by his last rival, Nikki Haley, on Wednesday.
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